ORDER

A.K. Patnaik, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. This is an appeal against the order dated 18.12.2007 of the Division Bench of the Orissa High Court in OJC No. 5768 of 1994.

3. The facts very briefly are that the Orissa State Electricity Board (for short 'the OSEB') decided in its meeting held on 02.05.1970 that Lower Division Clerks (for short 'the LDCs') in the Circles, Divisions and Sub-Divisions of the OSEB shall be granted two advance increments in the time-scale of pay attached to the post on their becoming graduates while in service. Accordingly, an office order was passed by the Secretary of the OSEB on 17.06.1970 and LDCs of the OSEB would be granted two advance increments on their becoming graduates while in service. On 03.10.1970, a Tripartite Settlement was entered into by the OSEB with the Employees Unions regarding revision of wages of the employees of the OSEB and on 30.06.1971 an office order was issued by the Secretary of the OSEB giving the details of the revised scales of pay, dearness allowance and house rent allowance admissible to the employees of the OSEB as on 01.04.1969. Thereafter in terms of settlement dated 03.10.1970, the OSEB constituted an Anomaly Committee wh